Nas Reminisces On His First Six Figure Industry Check From Jermaine Dupri

It’s always dope to see the elder-statesmen in Hip Hop link up. I love seeing images on my social media timelines of Snoop and Diddy joyriding in the Wraith. I love seeing Jay Z and Fat Joe link behind the scenes at Made In America. I love seeing NORE and Too Short reminiscing about the good ole days.

On this particular day at the One Music Fest in Atlanta Nas links with Jermaine Dupri; Bow Wow is also on the scene, an elder-statesman in his own right. Nas shares a story about JD nonchalantly giving him his first six-figure check for a song.

Click to the second slide and listen below. If only we could be flies on the wall to hear other Hip Hop stories and jewels that were dropped.

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